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US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028
Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner.
The only problem? The rule has been delayed – for 15 years, including most recently amid lobbying in 2025.
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Jessica Glenza · Sun, Aug 16, 2026, 4:00 AM
US news | The Guardian
Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028
Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner.
The only problem? The rule has been delayed – for 15 years, including most recently amid lobbying in 2025.
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